York County online: October 2009 Archives

I'm still celebrating the Game 1 Phillies victory in the World Series. I hope that, by the time you're reading this on Friday morning, I'll be celebrating another!

So, while I'm off partying and cheering, here's a look at some interesting sites featuring Yorkers:

· Chris on the AT is Chris Sheaffer's log of his hike southward on the Appalachian Trail - all 2,167 miles. Chris is a 2002 Central York High School grad. Read more about his undertaking here.

· A magazine for professional truckers honored a Windsor man, Jim Waltemyer, for 37 years of safe, accident-free driving. He hauls Federal Express freight.

· Speaking of vehicles, if you haven't seen the work of Prueitt and Sons auto restoration of Glen Rock, you're missing out. They do amazing things. Check out their "In Progress" photo gallery.

· Here are the memories of many Yorkers about S&H Green Stamps. Expect more from me on that subject in a future post, but in the meantime, if you remember those, leave me a comment!

Have you spotted news about Yorkers elsewhere? Let me know, because I'd love to feature it on the blog. And, it bears repeating - Go Phillies!

Check out this awesome Wall Street Journal article about composting - including worm composting, with worms provided by a Spring Grove business!

Here's video of the composting process, including the worms at work:

What do you think? Are you into composting at all? (Hubby is!) But what about the worm aspect? I kind of draw the line there...

The Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage Group locally is very active and has a great newsletter. One of their issues earlier this year included several sites related to the Pennsylvania Dutch language and culture.

- The Pennsylvania German Society
- The Kutztown Folk Festival, which is held each year to celebrate "Pennsylvania Dutch Folklife and Fun."
- Kutztown University's Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center
- Hiwwe-Wie-Driwwe, written 99 percent in Pennsylvania Dutch, offers audio lessons in the language. (Check them out on the right under "Webclass.")
- German-Pennsylvanian Association
- Pioneers and Patriarchs focuses on Pennsylvania Dutch History, Genealogy and Culture.
- Pennsylvania German Board, a message board in and about "Dutch"

And I would be very remiss if I didn't mention, again, the amazing "Nau loss mich yuscht eppes saage! En Blog uff Deitsch" by "Der Douglas." You might remember it from my post earlier this year.

Check them out, and let me know what you think, or if you know of any other sites like this. I'm in the process of adding these to our list of history and tradition resources online, so if you have more, I'd love to hear about them.

A couple of quick good reads about Yorkers elsewhere - yes, we occasionally leave the comforts of home!

From "The Scribbler" column by Jack Brubaker of Lancaster Newspapers, Ann Pettigrew, a York woman taking the train out of Lancaster, heard an unusual "bird" - or rather, a recording of one being played from a nearby billboard.

From the University of Delaware's UDaily, Fran and Ralph Bowers of Felton headed to the university's annual Coast Day on Oct. 4. The event is designed to teach visitors about Delaware's coastal resources and the work of the college's environmental department. "We're big beachcombers and we still learned a lot," Ralph Bowers said.

Have you spotted news about Yorkers elsewhere? Let me know, because I'd love to feature it on the blog.

Just a quick post today to call your attention to some other local blogs I'm reading:

Food Fight, in which assistant sports editor Lyzz Jones talks about life in a family with food allergies - something I know A LOT about. I've got several, and my best friend's son, who lived with me for some time, has pretty much the opposite allergies. A house full of food marked "NO JOAN" and "NO BRAYDEN" was really something, I can tell you!

Anyway, Lyzz is just getting started with the blog, but she's doing a great job. If you or someone you know does have food allergies or sensitivities, please check it out. It's really a great help.

And York At Heart, by regular York Sunday News columnist Gordon Freireich, talks about something I'm obviously passionate about - life in York County, from a different perspective than mine! :)

Check them out. I really hope you'll like them.